Xu Shao was carried out again.

Qiao Rui was very embarrassed, and he was not going to leave, nor was he not going to leave. Sun Ce was very polite and formally introduced Zhang Hong to Qiao Rui. Qiao Rui was very surprised and hurriedly expressed his respect to Zhang Hong. He had heard Zhang Hong's name when He Jin was in General He Jin's mansion. He Jinli asked Zhang Hong to be a clerk, but Zhang Hong ignored him, and He Jin was still lost for a long time. Because of this, the famous scholar Kong Rong was very much in agreement with Zhang Hong and was attracted by him as a fellow disciple.

Kong Rong was not only famous, but also willing to support others. He took a fancy to Zhang Hong, so he naturally did not hesitate to praise him. Zhang Hong became famous in the capital and had a lot to do with Kong Rong. Now Zhang Hong is willing to accept Sun Ce's invitation to serve as his chief secretary. For Qiao Rui, this is much more meaningful than Guo Jia, Du Xi and others who come to vote, and his mood is also very good because Xu Shao was criticized and vomited blood.

That's Xu Shao deserves it, and it's not Sun Ce's fault.

Zhang Hong heard Sun Ce introduce the past few months and knew that although Qiao Rui was average in ability, he was loyal, and his attitude towards him was naturally different from Xu Shao. After the ceremony, he took a seat again, and Zhang Hong analyzed the current situation.

Because the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans do their own business and refuses to join forces with Sun Ce, the only ones that can be used now are the Runan Yellow Turbans. The troops are insufficient, so it is a bit difficult to defend the Huai River. Conscription can solve some military problems, but the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers is not as good as Sun Ce's direct troops, so the number of people is insufficient, which increases the difficulty of supplying money and grain.

Judging from the number of household registrations reported by Xu Shao, there is a huge crisis hidden here. In just a few years, Runan's household registration has been cut by half, which is a very amazing change. Runan caused the Yellow Turban, but the scale of the Yellow Turban in Runan has never been as large as that of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, so it would not have had such a big impact.

Where did the population go? You can see the clue from the average number of households: it was taken into the army by the powerful. The people are still there, but not in the government's household registration, and they have become the private population of the powerful. This has caused two problems: one is that the taxes are reduced and the source of troops is reduced; the other is that the powerful are stronger, stronger than what is seen on the surface. If you want to conflict with them, you must be mentally prepared and trait-based.

The powerful Runan supported Yuan Shao. If they were too anxious, they might have to wait for Yuan Shao to come. They might have raised an army now. Even if Sun Ce could quell the rebellion, it would have been a lot of time. But it would not be enough to tolerate them. They would be more aggressive and quickly become bigger and more trouble in the future.

Therefore, it is important to grasp the standards. We must not only restrain them, but also not force them to rebel. It is best to pick up some money and food from them. Dealing directly with these people can easily cause conflicts. If Xu Shao is forced to do it, it will be much easier to do it. If it is done, of course everyone will be happy. If it cannot be done, it will arouse civil unrest, so we will attack Xu Shao to calm the public's anger.

Qiao Rui suddenly opened his head and nodded repeatedly to say yes.

As they were talking about business, three small heads poked out from the middle door. One was Huang Yueying dressed as a young man, while the other two looked exactly the same, with twin buns and bangs. They hid outside the back door, only half of their faces were exposed, with round and plump foreheads, and big black and bright eyes. They were curiously looking at the four people in the hall. Seeing Sun Ce paying attention to them, they immediately retracted their heads like timid little yellow orioles and said in a chirping manner.

"Oh, go quickly, I'm discovered."

"I'll see it again, he looks so pretty."

Hearing the sound, Qiao Rui stood up awkwardly. Sun Ce waved his hand. "Your daughter?"

"That's right, I just sent someone to come from Suiyang a few days ago to pay homage to Lingtang. I was very close to Ling's brother and Ling's sister. I ran here whenever I had time. I just heard that I was going to discuss matters by the mansion, and they followed me again. It was rude and rude to bother the general."

"It's okay, call it out and take a look. I'll meet you in the future anyway." Sun Ce blinked his eyes, a little excited. He was about to see the legendary Erqiao, one of whom was his wife. Although he knew that they were still seven-year-old girls and had only seen half of his face just now, the country color is the country color, and he has been a beauty since he was a child, and half of his face was already amazing enough.

Hearing Sun Ce's agreement, Huang Yueying hugged one with one hand and walked out from behind the door. Two little girls with pink jade were hiding under her armpits, one wearing a pink spring shirt and the other wearing light green, just like a newly sprouted willow branches and flower stamens. The one wearing pink was bolder, and kept peeking at Sun Ce, and the one wearing light green was so ashamed that her face was flushed, and she wanted to hide her face in Huang Yueying's clothes.

Qiao Rui pulled the two of them over and asked them to salute Sun Ce. The two girls were a little nervous, but their movements were very standard. You can tell at a glance that they had been trained since childhood and had rich experience.

"Suiyang Qiaohua has seen the general." said in a pink spring shirt, his big eyes flashed. "Sister Achu is right, the general looks so beautiful."

"Suiyang Qiaoying has seen the general." Chuanshi said in a light green, but lowered her eyebrows, lowered her eyes, and her eyes were trembling slightly, with her brush-like eyelashes trembling.

Sun Ce smiled. "What, Miss Qiaoying, do you think Achu is wrong? I'm not good-looking and don't even want to look at me?"

"No...no." Hashi Ying said stutteringly: "The general looks good, but... Ahon said, don't look at him inappropriately. Without the general's permission, you must not look at him directly."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. "Okay, I'll allow it, you can just watch it."

Qiao Ying then raised her eyelids shyly, looked at Sun Ce, then moved her eyes away, blushing like the peach blossoms that had just bloomed.

"Why, it's enough to take a look?" Sun Ce bent down and leaned closer. "I'm really ugly. I don't want to take a look at it for the first time?"

Qiao Ying quickly gave in backwards, and her body tightened as much as possible. "No...no, I...I...I took a look and knew the general's appearance, and then...I remember, don't stare at the general."

"So you never forget it?"

"No, no." Qiao Ying shook her hand quickly. "I'm not that smart. I'm very stupid. My sister is smart. When I'm instructing, she is always faster than me."

Sun Ce was surprised and asked Qiao Rui, "Mr. Qiao, your daughter is only seven years old, why did she be enlightened?"

Qiao Rui stroked her beard, proudly showing a rare confidence on her face. "I have nothing to do, so I can teach some poetry and essays casually, which is not serious. I am about to send them to Wancheng, and I want to ask Master Cai's daughter to teach them, but I don't know if there is such a blessing..."

Qiao Hua suddenly said loudly: "General, why are you just talking to your sister but ignoring me?"

Seeing the legendary Xiao Qiao pouting and looking at him with a grievance, Sun Ce couldn't help laughing again. Although the twin sisters looked exactly the same, their personalities were quite different. One was extroverted and the other was introverted. If you look closely, you could also be separated from your eyebrows and eyes. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch Qiao Hua's face. "You sisters have two, but I only have one mouth, so you have to come one by one, right? That's it, you are the sister, and I'll call you Xiaoqiao in the future, okay?"

"What about... sister? Is her name Ohashi?"

"yes."

Qiao Hua blinked. "Then general, do you think a big bridge is better or a small bridge?" Before Sun Ce could speak, she grabbed Sun Ce's arm again. "It's not allowed to say it's just as good, you adults like to lie."

Sun Ce thought about it carefully. "The bridge is dignified, and the waves are like rainbows. The bridge is exquisite, and the water flows. Which one do you think is better?"

Qiao Hua blinked his eyes and thought for a moment, clapping his hands, "It's as good, as good. From now on, I'm Xiaoqiao."
Chapter completed!